Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Iraq or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 102.38 million number against 1.77 million number in Iraq as of 2019.

What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

100.61 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Iraq

1.77 million number

in 2007

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

102.38 million number

in 2019

Iraq rank

14th

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

11th

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time

Iraq
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 102.38 million number against 1.77 million number in Iraq, a difference of 100.61 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 57.8 times Iraq's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 139 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.26 million number	96.55 million number	94.29 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s	2.00 million number	91.70 million number	89.70 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Iraq or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 102.38 million number against 1.77 million number in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 100.61 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Iraq ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/